Shares of Boston Scientific fell 3.3 percent, or 57 cents, to $16.70.

波士顿科技公司的股票下跌了3.3%（57美分），达到了每股16.70美元。

Boston Scientific "believes the jury verdict is unsupported by both the evidence and the law, " the company said this morning.

该公司今早声明，波士顿科技“认为陪审团的裁决没有证据和法律的支持”。

That is because when he held the same post at Guidant, a manufacturer of medical devices, Mr Cornelius lined up the firm's sale to Boston Scientific, a rival device-maker.

这是因为当James Cornelius在医疗器械公司Guidant担任同一职务时，牵涉到将公司卖给设备制造对手Boston Scientific。

Wall Street analysts who monitor the makers of these implantable defibrillators - companies such as Boston Scientific, Medtronic and St. Jude Medical - paid heed to the new study.

监督这些心律转复除颤器制造商的华尔街分析员——如波士顿科学美敦力公司和圣犹达医疗用品等公司关注了这项新研究。

The findings were presented at the American College of Rheumatology's Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston.

在波士顿举行的美国风湿病学会科学年会上公布了这一研究结果。